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Mytilarca dubia

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae

Taxonomy
Mytilarca dubia was named by Walcott (1884) [Pojeta 1966: not a member of the Ambonychiidae (but no genus offered). ]. Its type specimen is USNM 13885 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Mytilarca dubia Walcott p. 167 figs. Plate. iv, fig. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)
familyAmbonychiidaeMiller 1877
genusMytilarca
speciesdubia

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Mytilarca dubia Walcott 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 13:33:11
Modified: 2009-06-05 15:33:11
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available